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The Ghost Garden

By Emma Carroll
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The Ghost Garden by Emma Carroll is a captivating children's story set in the summer of 1914, just before the outbreak of World War I. It follows two young friends, Fran and Lottie, as they explore an eerie garden on Lottie's grand estate. With mysterious occurrences and whispered secrets, the novel intertwines themes of friendship and discovery in a suspenseful, historical backdrop.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by historical mysteries and enchanting tales that weave together friendship and adventure. Set in a hauntingly atmospheric garden during wartime, it explores themes of courage and discovery, ideal for young readers who love a blend of mystery and history.

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The Ghost Garden

Queen of historical fiction Emma Carroll makes her Barrington Stoke debut with a powerful, evocative, and spine-tingling story of childhood on the brink of war.

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Queen of historical fiction Emma Carroll crafts an evocative and spine-tingling tale of childhood on the brink of war.

Summer, 1914. When Fran uncovers a bone in the garden of Longbarrow House on the same afternoon that Leo breaks his leg, it is just the first in a series of strange and unsettling coincidences.

Leo is left immobilised for the rest of the summer and Fran is roped in to keep him company, forced to listen to his foolish theories about the looming threat of war in Europe. Suddenly the garden she has loved all her life seems to hold threatening shadows of the future, and Fran starts to fear what she and Leo might find next...

The Ghost Garden is particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

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The Ghost Garden by Emma Carroll is praised for its simple yet meaningful writing, packed with mystery, ghosts, and historical elements that create a compelling and creepy atmosphere. It is described as deliciously spooky with a storyline rich in superstition, reminiscent of the magical and mysterious vibe of classic tales like The Secret Garden.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781129005

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 January 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Kaja Kajfež

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 170g

Pages: 96

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dyslexia-Friendly Books Emma Carroll Young Adult

About the Author

Emma Carroll is the bestselling and award-winning children's author of Secrets of a Sun King, When We Were Warriors and the BAMB Readers Award winner Letters from the Lighthouse. She previously worked as a secondary school English teacher and has an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath University.

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